Official UK procurement notice
The Heathland School ~ Catering Tender
Authority: The Heathland School (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Heathland School is a Secondary School in Hounslow, Middlesex, which was founded in 1974. The school is an outstanding 11-18 Co-educational Community Comprehensive School committed to delivering exceptional academic success and providing an environment where individual learners thrive and become confident, independent and informed citizens of the future.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1850 students on roll and 220 teaching and support staff,
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2028 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the school a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services.
The school year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.
The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and net food cost.
Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.
Please see SQ Document for more information.
- How the procedure runs: Please see SQ timetable for details of the process on this tender.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,615,930
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: 70%
- Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: Long criteria description
- Criterion 2: Long criteria description
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 13:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Sept 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021204- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512eaFind a Tender
- How it runs
Please see SQ timetable for details of the process on this tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 May 2025 → 8 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by395 days ago23 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent368 days ago20 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts295 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published147 days ago28 May 2026, 13:53 BST
- Standstill ends136 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 May 2026, 13:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 May 2026, 13:53 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive DiningSME10 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2031 | £2,615,930 | 20 Oct 2025standstill to 8 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Olive Dining LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender